Hiroshige’s Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido - In 1832, Hiroshige first traveled from his home in Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto along the Tokaido road. The journey was an eye opening and life changing experience for him. As an urban man of Edo he had experienced life mainly in the capital. He immediately returned to Edo after the trip and began his masterwork woodblock series from the sketches he had made on his journey. Hiroshige's Tokaido prints are an opportunity to be transported back in time to see this world as Hiroshige did in the shadow of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Mount Fuji Seen on the Left of the Road at Yoshiwara - The famous stretch of Tokaido identified as "Fuji on the Left". This beautiful rural place in Hiroshige's Japan was an artist's favorite subject. Along this stretch of the Tokaido road, Fuji is viewed from the left, the only place along the road where Fuji is seen from the left and not from the right. In this rural stretch of road, rice farms predominated, here the rice paddies stretching out beyond the base of the mountain. Fantastic Hiroshige design with wonderful color.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

Image Size - 13 3/4" x 8 7/8" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Backed with old paper. A vertical crease at center. A loss at top and bottom repaired when backed. Some rubbing and soiling at edges. Please see photos for details. Good overall.